California high-speed rail groundbreaking pushed back another few months

(Source: San Jose Mercury News, September 17, 2013)

SAN JOSE, Calif. — California high-speed rail officials for the first time have acknowledged it will be another "few months" before construction begins. It has has already been delayed a year. The state still needs to buy more land and equipment, finish designs and hire workers, while a pair of lawsuits set to be decided in the coming months could even force more delays.